by John McMillan | Aug 22, 2025 | Disease, Health
Ian A. Wright, Western Sydney University One of the world’s most dangerous water-borne microorganisms, commonly called a “brain-eating amoeba”, has recently been detected in two drinking water supplies in south-west Queensland. Both affected towns are about 750...
by John McMillan | Jul 18, 2025 | COVID-19, Disease, Ethics
Dr. Philp McMillan, John McMillan Science often proceeds from observation to hypothesis. In an era when medical data typically remains locked behind institutional walls, a group of 350 Japanese volunteers armed with determination and Freedom of Information requests...
by John McMillan | Jul 11, 2025 | COVID-19, Disease, Ethics
Dr. Philp McMillan, John McMillan In April 2024, a team of biodefense experts gathered in Washington, D.C. to imagine the unthinkable. Their resulting document, the National Blueprint for Biodefense, contains a detailed tabletop exercise that reads like a nightmare....
by John McMillan | May 30, 2025 | Disease, Health
Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia For the first time, traces of the West Nile virus have been found in mosquitoes in the UK, according to a report published this week by the UK Health Security Agency. Here’s what you need to know about the virus and the disease...
by admin | May 9, 2025 | Disease, Health
Oleksii Omelchenko, Quadram Institute and Judith Evans, London South Bank University The kitchen is often the heart of the home – a place where families gather and meals begin. And at the start of it all? The fridge. This is where we safely store much of our food, and...
by admin | May 9, 2025 | Disease, Health
Phoebe Williams, University of Sydney and Archana Koirala, University of Sydney So far in 2025 (as of May 1), 70 cases of measles have been notified in Australia, with all states and territories except Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory having recorded at...
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